Autism gave her a vision. She gave it a voice. Temple Grandin follows a young woman's perseverance and determination while struggling with the isolating challenges of autism at a time when it was still unknown. The film chronicles Temple Grandin's early diagnosis, turbulent growth and development—and emergence as a woman with an innate sensitivity and understanding of animal behavior.

Mary Temple Grandin is an American professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and autism spokesperson. She is one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicly share insights from her personal experience of autism.